California Population 2024. Population then grew by 1.2 million in 2022 and 1.6 million in 2023, both. The us population reached 334.9 million people in 2023.

Reached a low in 2021 when the population grew by 522,000 people. This means california controls roughly nine fewer votes in the electoral college than it would if votes were allocated based on population alone (because 11.6% of the total 538 votes is about 63 electoral votes, but california currently controls 54).